Name What’s Wrong With This Photo and Win 4 Tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific!
Do you see what I see?! There are a lot of things wrong with the photo below. We won’t help you out with any tips (what’s THAT doing there?) but we will let you know that there are 20 things wrong with this picture in total. Can you spot just five of them? If so, please post your combo of 5 in the comment section below by June 10th. Once you do, you’ll be entered to win 4 FREE tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. It’s that easy! Good luck and happy surfing! And thanks to Seafood for the Future for donating the Aquarium tickets!
The LA Stormwater Program would like to credit JJ Rudisill, a New York based artist, for allowing us to use the great illustration featured above. You can view more of JJ’s work at www.jjrudisill.com. The illustration was originally featured in the January 2011 issue of Southwest’s Spirit magazine. A big clean water thank you to both Spirit and JJ!
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May 17th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Kid playing on skateboard in the ocean.
Kid surfing on a banana.
Tire as life preserver.
Lifeguard looking on the beach, not at the ocean.
Snowman on the beach.
Found by Celeste Goldes, age 6
May 19th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
1. Moon and stars shining during daylight
2. Lifeguard observing the opposite direction
3. Wheels on surfboard
4. Mom on top of shark
5. Snowman on the beach
6. Rabbit on the beach
7. Snow skis on the beach
8. Child with boots on surfboarding
9. Ballerina on surfboard
10. Football player on the beach
11. Painter in the ocean
May 19th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Rabbit on the beach
Painting a picture while standing in the surf
Live shark smiling on the beach
Flying octopus
Moon and stars out/visible during the day
May 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
Lifeguard looking the wrong way.
Kid surfing in his cowboy boots.
Snowman on the beach.
Skier on the beach.
Shark on the beach.
Artist painting in the water.
Kid surfing on a banana.
May 19th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
I see the octupus flying, the ski person at the beach, kids surfing on bananas, easter rabbit in the sand, starfish on the sand and a snowman on the sand. the lifeguard turned around!
May 19th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
birthday cake
moon and stars
Octopus flying
rabbit
painting in ocean
skiing
snowman
May 19th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
1. An octopus is flying in the sky.
2. A snowman is on the beach.
3. The moon is visible during the day in the sky.
4. A child is surfing a banana.
5. A child is skateboarding in the ocean.
May 19th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
1. Lifeguard facing wrong way: looking away from the water
2. Boy & girl trying to surf on the sand
3. a flying octopus or is it just an octopus kite (?)
4. Boy trying to surf on sand wearing boots
5. Girl trying to use a towel as a surf board (on the sand)
May 19th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Rabbit coming out of the sand.
Girl playing tennis on sand alone.
Girl riding shark on the sand.
Snowman at the beach.
Boy with cowboy boots surfint the sand.
May 19th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
The moon is out.
Boy surfing a banana.
Kid swimming with skateboard.
Kid painting in the ocean.
Lifeguard facing the wrong way.
May 19th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Girl riding a shark on the sand.
Snowman on the sand.
Ballerina surfing on the sand.
Kids building a birthday cake on the sand.
Lifeguard not looking at the ocean.
May 19th, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Surfing on a banana
Octopus on a string in the sky
Artist in the surf
Girl riding a shark
Football player in the sand
Rabbit coming out of the sand
May 19th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
1. rabbit with carrot
2. snowman on sand
3. skier in full gear on sand
4. girl riding a shark
5. boy surfing on a banana peel
What a fun drawing – we found so many wonderfully fun and funny things!
May 19th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
1. Boy surfing on banana
2. Artist painting in ocean
3. Snowman in sand during summer
4. Surfer on skateboard in ocean
5. Lifeguard facing wrong way towards land
6. Lifeguard has tire as life preserver
7. Stars and moon during the daytime
8. Skier on sand
9. Tennis player surfing on sand/towel
10. Child on skis in sand
11. Rabbit in rabbit hole with carrot in sand
May 19th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
lifeguard looking away from ocean
snowman on the sand
painter in the water
skateboarder in the water
skier on the sand
May 19th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
banana surf board
football player
moon & stars
snowman on the beach
boy wearing cowboy boots
May 19th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
1) Moon & stars in the sky (during the day)
2) Lifeguard & chair facing the wrong direction
3) Little girl on shark on the sand
4) Football player on the sand
5) Bunny rabbit with carrot peeping out from it’s sand hole
May 19th, 2011 at 4:51 pm
1. skateboard in the ocean
2. tire on the lifeguard chair
3. moon & stars out during the day
4. man with skis on the beach
5. snowman on the beach
May 19th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
1. Banana surf board
2. Artist in the water
3. Wheels on surf board w/hooded child
4. Scuba diver on surf board
5. Life guard viewing the beach side
6. Snowman on the beach
7. Shark on the beach
8. Birthday cake on the beach
9. Tennis player on the beach
10. Football player
11. Ice skater
12. Moon and stars
13. Boy snow skiing
14. Rabbit on the beach
15. Octopus in the sky
16. Ballerina dancer
17. Cowboy boots
18. Tier on lifeguard chair
19. Sea star on the beach
20. Hat with horns on guy in the sand
June 16th, 2011 at 9:08 am
Congratulations Norma!! You are the winner of our “Name What’s Wrong With This Photo” contest! You won 4 tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific! Please make sure to check your email so we can send you your prize. Thanks!
May 19th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
1. snowman on the beach
2. lifeguard facing the wrong way
3. Surfing on a banana
4. Football player out of place
5. Snow skiing on the beach
May 19th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
1. Bunny rabbits don’t tunnel in the sand
2. Artist can’t stand with an easel in the ocean
3. The stars can’t be seen during the day nor can a bright crescent moon
4. Birthday cake is not made of sand, it’s “real”
5. The shark (if real) would not be smiling on land as it suffocates and the girl would be getting a really bad rash/cut from sitting on the raspy shark skin
6. The starfish must be dead to be so far from the wet shoreline
7. Assuming that you brought snow to build a snowman on a beach, he would be showing signs of melting…n’est-ce pas?
May 20th, 2011 at 3:24 am
1. moon
2.stars
3.football player
4.skier
5. snowman
May 20th, 2011 at 6:23 am
Artist in the water
Banana as a surfboard
Tire as a float device
Girl & Boy surfing on the sand
Lifeguard looking in opposite direction
Skiier
Snowman
Skateboard in water
Stars in the day time
May 20th, 2011 at 7:44 am
1. moon & stars
2. A man with ski
3. bunny in the sand
4. snowman
5. boy with skateboard in the water
May 20th, 2011 at 9:47 am
moon
skateboard in the ocean
banana used as a surfboard
football player
snowman in the sand
painter with his painting in the ocean
rabbit coming out of the sand
a guy with scuba gear surfing
May 20th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
1) Moon
2) Tennis Player
3) Football Player
4) Skier
5) Ballet Dancer
May 21st, 2011 at 5:27 pm
1-lifeguard looking wrong way
2- snowman on beach
3-surfing on a banana
4-girl riding shark on beach
5-painting pictures in surf
May 23rd, 2011 at 7:21 am
1. Girl skateboarding in the water
2. Painter in the water
3. Lifeguard looking the wrong way
4. Boy surfing on a banana
5. Tire on lifeguard stand instead of a lifesaver
June 2nd, 2011 at 8:34 am
lifeguard facing away from water
skatboarder in water
artist/painter in water
shark out of water
snowman on the beach
June 6th, 2011 at 8:18 am
1) The moon/stars are out when it appears to be daylight
2) The lifeguard is facing the wrong way
3) flying octopus
4) artist in the water, painting
5) Boy surfing a banana
June 9th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
1. the octopus kite
2. the surfer riding a banana
3. the lifeguard facing away from water
4. the snowman
5. the painter in the ocean
June 10th, 2011 at 8:24 am
bunny rabbit
tire instead of lifesaver
painter in the water
skateboarder in the water
lifeguard facing the sand instead of water
June 10th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
lifeguard facing away from ocean
kid “surfing” on banana
kid surfing while wearing snorkelling gear
snowman on beach
kid skiing on beach
June 10th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
1. The lifeguard is facing the wrong way
2. A kid is skiing on the beach
3. A rabbit comes out of a hole in the beach with a carrot
4. There is a snowman on the beach
5. A kid has a skateboard in the water
6.A guy is painting in the water
7. A guy is surfing in a scuba suit
8. The moon is out during the day
9. A girl is ice skating on the beach
10. A kid is in a full football uniform running with a football
June 16th, 2011 at 8:13 am
Congratulations to Norma who is the lucky winner of the “Name What’s Wrong With This Photo” contest! Thank you everyone for participating in the contest and finding all the things wrong with this photo! We hope you had a fun with this photo hunt! Make sure to be on the lookout for some more fun contests and chances to win cool prizes!